Electric iron



June 21, 1932. L BECKET 1,864,010

. ELECTRIC min I Filed Ju1y l8, 1928 IN VENTOR BY a! )8. $9M

ATTORNEY Patented June 21 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT orrrcr:

ALAN L. BECKET, OF EAST ORANGE, NEWJERSEY ELECTRIC men I 7 Application filed July 18, 1928. I Serial No. 293,660.

This invention relates to improvements in A further advantage results from an ex-. electric flat irons and has for objects to protremely rapid vibration which is transmitted vide a construction which has advantageous to the base of the iron and performs useful features with respect to current consumption, work in connection withironing. The vimechanical efiiciency and longevity. .bration amounts to actually striking the ma- 55 This invention will be understood from the terial being ironed a number 'of blows or description in connection with the acconiimpacts per second with the base of the iron panying drawin in which Fig. 1 is an open 3. The vibrations may be made imperceptiside view, and ig. 2 is a modification front ble or may be accentuated by closing and View. opening a space between thecore 1 and the 59 In the drawing reference character 1 indibase 3 whi ch may be regulated by means of cates an iron laminated vcorein contact with screw 4.

and electrically closed by the metal base 3'. Electric irons as manufactured at present An insulated wire coil 2 is wound on core 1. in many instances provide heat regulating The core may be held in place by screws 4 and means. Fig. 2 shows a modification in which 5 which screw into the base 3 or other means coil 2 is tapped at various stages of the windof joining core to base 3 may be employed. ing each .stagebeing connected to heat regu- Cover 6 may be fastened to base 3 by screws lat-ing switch 14-by leads 15. There is a rela- 7 and 8. Handle 9 is attached to cover6 by tionship between the amount of heat generatscrews 10 and 11. Terminals 12 and 13 are ed in the base 3 and the number of turns of electrically connected through switch 14 to wire on core 1 thru which current is passed. coil 2. Also, the diameter of wire is a factor. The

In the view shown in Fig. 2 the coil 2 is tapped core 2 connected by leads 15 to switch tapped and electrically connected to switch 14 provides a means of regulating the tem- 14 by leads 15. Shoulders 20 and 21 are a pcrature of the iron. Other temperature further modification for securing core 2 to controlling means may be used. 3 base 3. I claim:

Heretofore electric flat irons have em- 1. An electromagnetic iron, comprising a ployed high resistance alloy Wire as a heatmetal base and a metal core hinged thereon, ing element. This heating element is placed said core r vidi means f generating iupon the upper surface of the base of the iron brati ns within said .base. and heat generated by the element is trans- An le t ti ir mprising a mitted to the ironing surface by means of metal base and a metal core and insulated conduction. I have used the phenomenon i i di th reo said core being placed called hysteresis to generate heat within the i l ti t aid b i a a ner to allow base Of the iron itself. device is an elec- Said core to ibrate in an and downtromagnetic iron having as its essential fead di ti ture the rapid magnetization in alternate di- 3,. An electromagnetic iron, comprising a :0 rations as a means of producing h tmetal base and a metal core, and insulated 9c The alternating current passing through wire winding thereon. said core being hinged the Coll 2 Sets "P a magnetic field and y p to said base and providing means of striking ing any magnetic substance, notably the soft i t up n aid base. iron base 3 in the magnetic field, it becomes 4. A elctroniagnetic iron. comprising a 5 t p y a magnet i P0168 and l metal base and a metal core and an insulated other properties of a magnet. This effect on wire winding, one end of said core being such a piece of iron is called.induction. hingedly attached to said base, the other end The rapid magnetization in alternate direcof said r being free to vibrate in an arcu tions due to the alternating current generated ate direction.

" ALAN L. BECKET.

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